Portable Weather Station

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The Oregon Scientific THGR122NX sensor worked great right out of the box. I have come to expect quality performance from Oregon Scientific. I have two remote sensors; one on our back porch and one near our deep well pump and filters to monitor for freezing temperatures at our Central Florida home...Yes, Florida. The OS sensors have never failed to perform. I highly recommend Oregon Scientific.

This was supposed to be a direct replacement for the "THGR968" sensor I purchased 2 (one for backup) and to get free shipping. I got neither paid for full shipping and got 2 Items that are useless. Got Screwed this time! Armand.

One of these came with my new Oregon Scientific Weather Station 500, and I bought this second one to allow monitoring temperature and humidity at two different locations using the same weather station (of which the Oregon Scientific Weather Station 500 monitors readings from up to 3 sensors). After a month or so it's working just fine and I'm very pleased with it. It only takes one nail or screw to hang it on, so easy to install.

I order 3 of the wireless OS THGR122NX sensors for my home. The sensors are packed well and worked right out of the box (of course after installing batteries). I see that some are coming without batteries now but all 3 of mine came with batteries. I did replaced them with high quality batteries instead. Make sure you have the right sized small phillips head screwdriver to take the battery cover off. These sensors have different channels selectable when the battery cover is off. Choose either channel 1,2 or 3 if you have more than one of these sensors to reduce signal collisions to the receiver. The longest range I have tested is about 60 feet so far with no signal loss. As far as compatibility with receivers, I am using a RFXcom receiver that integrates with Homeseer.

I've had this Temp & Humidity (etc) device in operation for several weeks now and pretty much like its operation. I tried (successfully) to use the computer logging of weather information, but found the software caused a total drag on my computer CPU and have discontinued using it. I also found that the graphics being generated weren't (or at least didn't seem) totally accurate. (They seemed "off" the actually values a little bit.) The cable supplied with this device seems to be the same sort I use with pocket digital camera, so-I have a "back up" cable connection for this use. I would advise to get a non-computer connected wireless Temp/Humidity sensor and forget the computer connection. Oregon Scientific RMS300 USB PC Datalogging Weather Forecaster!

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Once it works, this is quite an attractive and convenient thermometer and it seems to give an accurate outdoor reading. That's on the plus side. On the negative side are these: 1) The atomic clock -- do we really need that? -- has never worked, at least not on mine. It picks up a signal, but not the right time. 2) The temperature alarm is a great idea maybe if you're a citrus grower and want to know when the temperature dips below freezing, but a stupid idea for the rest of us. Good luck with figuring out how to deactivate it. (Other reviewers have sufficiently chronicled their travails with this one.) 3) The instruction booklet specifies the use of UM03 and UM04 batteries. Don't be an idiot and chase all over town trying to find batteries with that name; you won't find them. Just use standard AA and AAA alkaline or lithium batteries. 4) The remote sensor won't give an accurate temperature if it is attached to the house, so you are challenged with finding a location away from the house that will be sheltered from the sun and rain as well as in line with the receiver. 5) Setting up the device requires a lot of resetting to make it work. Where are those reset buttons? They are conveniently located pinholes inside the battery cases. Inspired design! 6) Also, the time zone selector is located inside the unit's battery case, just so you will go nuts trying to find it. Even if reliably functioning, this is not a well-designed product and is way too complicated for most people's use. Setting it up is and learning how to use it is frustrating and unnecessarily difficult. The instructions require what seems like hours of study. Buyers should beware that this is anything but a put-the-batteries-in-and-it-goes product. Oregon Scientific really needs to work on this one.

It took me awhile to get the positioning right on the outdoor transmitter, I had to keep moving it and resetting it until I just about gave up and THEN it started working. It was cheap and now works fine but it would've been a hassle to send back had it not decided to work.

This works well and the clock picks up the signal quickly. The only negative is it can't be hung on the wall.

I purchased this RM382A to replace an earlier model Oregon remote thermometer that had failed after 5+ years. This RM382A was a good device, while it lasted. It operated flawlessly for 10 months. Now the remote sensor does not register. The sensor, with a new lithium AA blinks the indicator LED, but the display will not register an outside temperature. This is true even when the sensor is within 5' of the RM382A. The sensor, while outside, was under roof, and out of direct weather. I have no way of telling if the sensor failed, or the main unit failed. I'm highly disappointed with Oregon.

This clock is good. But it was a little difficult to get the right time and temperature.

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I have seen a bunch of complaints about not setting the right time. On my units I needed to manually set the time zone then everything worked out. Also note that the radio signal used is pretty weak and comes from CO, the 24 hours is that evening reception is often better than daytime (same with many long wave radio signals). But with a little work I got all of mine to work even in MA (which is nearly as far away as you can get). I couldn't find the manual for this unit online, but here is the excerpt from my products manual To manually set the clock make sure the clock signal reception is disabled. 1. Press and hold MODE for 2 seconds. 2. Select the US time zone (Pacific (P), Eastern (E), Central (C) and Mountain (M)), hour, minute, year, month, day and language. Press or to change the setting. 3. Press MODE to confirm Note that as others have said if your barometric pressure/ weather forecast are off try adjusting your elevation. We are close to sea level so I didn't need to do that.

Worked fine for a year or so, not very accurate, but worked. It has recently stopped picking up the signal from the sensor. Very annoying that Oregon Scientific has such poor customer support. It's almost impossible to get help. Not sure other manufacturers are any better, but I wouldn't buy this again.

This was a very nice choise, was a present to my son and still every day he looks and tanks me saying that it works very well.

Works well and is easy to set up. But don't drop it. I did and the screen cracked so this is the second one I ordered!

I searched high and low for a middle of the road weather station, one that was not to expensive but yet not to cheap. I was looking for indoor and outdoor temps with outdoor humidity and so the fact that this unit provides indoor humidity as well was a bonus. Set up was pretty easy as well. I have tried the outdoor sensor in two different locations and have had no problem with it.

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I bought this so I could see the temp of our pool. It works great and very accurate. Had it in pool for 2 years and still looks brand new and no apparent harm caused to it from the chlorine. It has a big readout so you can se temp from pool side and or in the pool. My pool is about 40 feet from my weather station and have never had a problem getting signal.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL PRODUCT, AS I CAN VIEW THE TEMPERATURE OF MY POOL WATER, FROM POOL SIDE. IT HAS LARGE READABLE NUMBERS. IT SURE BEATS SKIMMING THE FLOATING DUCK OUT OF THE POOL, TO SEE THE TEMPERATURE. THEN YOU HAVE TO DROWN THE DUCK, SO IT FLOATS CORRECTLY. IT CAN ALSO BE PROGRAMED FOR A READ OUT, ON A PORTABLE WEATHER STATION. RAY ASHTON

This unit never talked well with our weather station so we bought a new station recommended by the manufacturer and it still would not communicate. This unit also leaked which did not happen with the other floating sensors that I purchased. I have tried one of each brand now with disappointing results, frosted view window, leaking, short duration (3 months) of use, maybe the technology has not advanced enough for this idea yet.

Installed the temperature sensor in our Swimming Pool Skimmer. System recognized the sensor in minutes. It worked great.

Have owned Oregone Scientific air temp sensor station for over 8 years with ecellent performance an no problems. The floating sensor is a great addition. Rugged construction and large display make it a good sensor even if not used with a remote station.

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I purchased this weather station for my husband as a Christmas gift. He absolutely loves it! It so far has proven to be accurate and all features are performing well. It is well constructed for the price. It was initially a little tricky to sync the unit with the sensors, you really have to read the directions. Only one downside noted, the unit does not have a backlight for viewing in low light.Overall, a good value for the money.

I bought this station to replace an Oracle weather station that finally stopped working. The package arrived intact, and I spent about 2 hours locating the anenometer & the rain gauge. The base unit has a battery backup, and must be plugged in to work. Setting the time was easy - the atomic feature was nice. However, despite the photo, the was no 'illuminated display' that I was able to use. The display will only show average wind & current rainfall; to see accumulated rain or max gust you must manually 'ask' it to show you this, then it will go back to default. The screws used for assembly are TINY. It took a long time to finally put the anenometer together. When I mounted it on my house, (about 100 feet from the base unit), it never synced up. I called Oregon Scientific about the problem, who instructed me to 'reset' it 3 different ways - no luck. So they ordered me a replacement to ship to me. Meanwhile, while waiting the 1 to 6 WEEKS to get my replacement anenometer on a 1 week old purchase, the rain gauge stopped working too. No luck getting that to work either. Luckily, the replacement anenometer came after 1 week. I was excited until I opened the box - and it was the WRONG ONE! This unit on AMAZON has a combination anenometer, hydrogmeter, barometer, and thermometer in one unit. (note: the temp outside/barometer worked, but not the wind function). What Oregon Scientific sent me was a simple anenometer ONLY - which left me without a barometer/thermometer/hydrogmeter. I called to find out what happened, and their 'files' show they sent me the right one. There is no record of what came in the box as being part of the product, and are unable to send me another. Feeling glad that I kept all packaging, I promptly boxed the thing up & mailed it back to the vendor for a full refund. It was a very frustrating, low grade experience.

From day 1 this Oregon Scientific weatherstation was malfunctioning. Next, a nightmare started after contacting the Customer Service of Oregon Scientific. Many e-mails have been send and only a few replies. Eventually Oregon Scientific admitted the sensor needed replacement. They promised to send a new one. Oregon Scientific never did. The money spend on this Oregon Scientific weather station was lost. A complain is filed now with the Better Bussiness Bureau.

Oregon Scientifics Advanced Weather Station with Wirless Sensor Set, Model: WMR90A It's a cool little device for providing weather information for your immediate area. My unit came with the Base Station, Wind Sensor and Rain Collector. The base station was quite easy to set up just insert the batteries and it communicates by radio with the atomic clock in Fort Collins, Colorado which has a range of 2,000 miles and the date and time synchronizes magically! The instruction manual was easy to follow however because of its uniqueness as an electronic device it requires more attention and focus going through the manual. Installation of the Wind Sensor requires a trip on your roof to look for a good spot and the package comes with everything you need to install it onto a 1-1/2" pvc pipe. The controls takes some getting use to. Not that it is dificult or confusing but to familiarize yourself with its interface and how the engineers had designed this particular weather stations use. Once you've installed the Wind Sensor and the Rain Collector the fun begins with reading inside and outside temperatures and humidity. Wind Speed and Barometric pressures. And if your lucky enough to have it rain you can read the rainfall by the hour. After playing around with it you begin to realize that you can hook up to 10 sensors. With the Wind Sensor and the Rain Collector occupying 2 of the 10 sensor possibilities I began to realize that I can install another wireless sensor in the garage, another sensor upstairs and the other in our green house and monitor the temperature that our plants are having to endure. Upon searching for extra sensors to accomplish this I ran into another sensor that can be placed in a pool or a Koi Pond so that you could monitor the temperature of the water for these two completely different applications. Wish List: After playing with it, I would have loved for the base station to have bluetooth capabilities to bluetooth with my computer and have the ability to make comparisons with say the Almanac data and read the temperature for all of the sensors simultaneously. The Cons: The installation of the batteries on the Rain Collector was difficult only because you must deal with very tiny #0 screw sizes. And there are 8 tiny screws that you have to deal with. There is a reset button that is below the surface of the body that requires something pointy like a pen to depress. The reset button does not give you any indication that you've depressed it properly. Also, the lcd screen could use a backlight because the symbols (icons) are difficult to see. I would recommend this Weather Station. It was a well thought out device and has expansion capabilities that can grow with my needs. Along with your iphone, laptop, digital camera, full size truck, riding lawn mower, power tools, lcd tv in the garage and taylormade golf clubs this little device fortifies anybodys want for more cool stuff.

I ordered this for my husband and he loved it. I seems sturdy and well constructed. We put the central part, with the wind vane up on our old TV antenna pole so that it gets unobstructed wind direction and temperature. We haven't put he rain meter out yet. Looking for a good spot that is easy to get to, but safe and not under any overhang, probably on a fence post with a platform. The directions were a bit difficult to get through, although not too hard to assemble. And I would have liked more explanation of what the different bits of information mean on the display and how they are used by weather forecasters. It took quite a while for it to sync up the dynamic clock, so be patient.

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I was tired of craning my neck in bed to see the time and purchased the Oregon Scientific self-setting clock for the projection feature. I was so pleased with its performance I immediately purchased another clock as a replacement in my office. I have subsequently purchased six more clocks, which I gave as gifts. I heartily recommend this wonderful product. John C. Hughes Las Vegas, NV

This clock is okay for the price, but the model we received doesn't have a working backlight on the front display. I tried contacting the company through the email address on their website, but it came back as undeliverable. For me, it's not worth the trouble to try to send back to Amazon to exchange for another one, and I'm just using it for the time projection, so I'm using it as-is. Based on other reviews I've read, though, it's not uncommon to get a defective unit, so keep that in mind.

I been using this alarm clock for 2 years now and I have no complaints about it. Doesn't go out of time, it synchronizes itself. It projects the time in big red numbers in the ceiling so when I wake up in the middle of the night all I have to do is look up and I know the time. The alarm is annoying enough to wake me up (that's a good thing) and the snooze button gives me 8 more minutes of sleep, lol. Also it tells the temperature. Really good alarm clock!

This clock was given to me as a gift about 5 1/2 years ago. It has worked just fine all that time until about 6 months ago when the LED lights for the projection apparatus started going out...we have to guess at the minutes now, and the hour is also starting to go. For the money, however, it worked well for 5 years.

I ordered this only for the projection clock. It works exactly as described. I would absolutely purchase again.